If your brush pile does not comply with these guidelines, it will not be picked up.
- All brush must be bundled securely with twine, no wire.
- Bundles must not exceed 50 pounds.
- Put out pile prior to 7:00 A.M. on the day of pickup.
- Limit to one pile of trimmed brush per address.
- No logs, lumber, yard waste, thorns, or root-balls.
- Pile size cannot exceed the following dimensions: 3 feet high, 8 feet wide, and 15 feet long.
- Branches do NOT exceed 8 inches in diameter.
- Branches do NOT exceed 8 feet in length.
- All brush under 2 feet long is considered yard waste and should be placed in yard waste bags with a yard waste sticker to be picked up by the City's contracted garbage company on your designated garbage day.
- Place cut ends extended toward the street. If piles are not prepared with all cut ends toward the road, the pile will not be picked up.
- Brush placed in plastic bags or other containers will not be picked up by the City.
If the brush does not comply with these guidelines, you will be given a notice, and the pile will not be picked up.
Once the pile follows the guidelines, contact the Public Works Department and the pile will be picked up.
Questions? Contact Jeff Simmons at 630-836-3069 or by email at jsimmons@warrenville.il.us